The 90s was the apex of coolness in gaming, right?

[Korgoth of Barbaria]

90s were the last decade with any kind of visual (or other) identity, so yeah, it was indeed the apex for many things

Also the last decade with any observable culture aka 'monoculture' meaning a certain look to the decade etc. Everything is so fragmented today.

 

[Korgoth of Barbaria]

Yes. Games used to be good back in the 90's. Now they're garbage.

The sad thing is we have the technology to make the greatest games ever made.

But instead of game developers being small teams of genuine hobbyists, they're people who want to infuse and infect games with political messaging. Games today aren't made by 10-50 nerdish guys and girls on one team over a 1-2 year period. They're made by hundreds of faceless people over a 3-4 year period. Game developers and publishers today have DEI divisions. Game developers today are basically akin to Hollywood.

Pictured:

id Software, 1992

Diablo team, 1996

3D Realms, 1996

Bioware, 1997

Space Quest 6 team, 1995

 

[Johannes]

B, Same applies to rule books and finding out of print stuff. Someone has a copy of Goblin rampage VS Elf hookers version 2.5 but you sure as fuck don't and never will. Unless some Grog decides to scan it and upload it online you cannot play some games because you can never read their rules.
C, You have to find someone willing to play Goblin Rampage VS Elf hookers version 3.0 because that's not as easy as it sounds. Unless you have a regular opponent/group you're at the whims of the many. The many like GW and.. well that's about it. Even modern alternatives are hard to find players for.

You don't seem to understand the trouble we went through, ordering goblin rampage vs elf hookers back in the day. And most ppl back then didn't know about it either. Asking me for a scan of the rules now over the Internet, is a ton easier really

And honestly you could 3d print way better hookers yourself now too, than the ones in the box.

 

[luj1]

3D Realms, 1996

oh god, level0rd...

I feel old

 

[Onionguy]

I liked the PS1 and PS2 era a lot. It definitely defined my taste in games, particularly horror games and RPG's. It's disheartening to think that we won't get new games like Shadow Hearts or Haunting Ground in the current era because they'd be seen as 'problematic'.

there is a slim chance for a new shadow hearts (pennyblood) but they need to get a publisher first...

 

[luj1]

John Romero, Killcreek (Quake pro gamer and his first wife) and Level0rd (legendary Duke Nukem level designer)

 

[luj1]

John Romero‘s Hummer (Quakecon 96)

John Carmack‘s Ferrari Testarossa

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